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SUPER
X6DH3-G2
X6DHi-G2
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0b
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The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. SUPER MICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make chan
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Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 motherboard. The X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 supports single or ® dual Intel Xeon EM64T processors at a 800 MHz front side bus. The X6DH3-G2/ X6DHi-G2 supports Hyper-Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments with up to
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X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in this Manual ............................................................................... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ..................................
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X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-14 Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-14 Universal Serial Bus ................................................................................ 2-15 GLAN (Ethernet Ports) .....
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Table of Contents Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-2 3-2 Technical Support Procedures ....................................................................... 3-2 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................................... 3-3 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ...................
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. All are included in the Ret
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X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Contacting Super Micro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Image 1-3
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® JBT1 2 JI C1 USB2/3 2 JI C2 COM2 JPG1 JWOR DS7 DS1 DIMM 1A VGA CTRL Buzzer DIMM 3A JL1 Fan1 Fan8 DS4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Figure 1-2. X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) 12V 8-pin JPW1 PWR PSF DIMM 3B DIMM 4A LAN1 LAN2 DS3 J31 JP1 WOL JD1 Notes: 1. Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. 2. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. 3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.
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Chapter 1: Introduction Quick Reference (X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2) (See Chapter 2 for more information.) Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Supply Fail Detect Off (Disabled) JAR Alarm Reset Enable Off (Normal) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 JI C1/JIC2 PCI I C Data(JI C1)/I C Clock(JIC2) Closed (Enabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JP1 Power Supply Force-On Open (Disabled) JPL1/JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Pins 1-2
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X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU ® TM • Single or dual Intel Xeon EM64T processors at 800 MHz front side (system) bus speed with support of Hyper-Threading (HT), EM64T and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST) Using the EM64T Feature • Install a 64-bit OS (Windows XP Professional x64 Ed, Server 2003x64 Ed.) • Install a 64-bit OS (Windows XP Professional x64 Ed, Server 2003x64 Ed.) • Install the 64-bit drivers for all MB components, devices and add-o
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Chapter 1: Introduction • System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control • Chassis intrusion detection • System resource alert via Supero Doctor III ACPI Features • ACPI/ACPM Power Management • Wake-On Ring (WOR) Header • Internal/External Modem Ring On • Wake-On LAN (WOL) Header • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism Onboard I/O • One IPMI 2.0/1.5 socket • Two Intel 82541P1 Gigabit Ethernet controllers • 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces
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X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 1 1_PCIX-100 _PCIX-100 Slot Slot CPU2 CPU1 S SAS AS H HC2_8Ports C2_8Ports 1_PCIX-100 1_PCIX-100 A G GRN_Slot RN_Slot 1 1.5V .5V P PCIX BUS(100 MHZ) CIX BUS(100 MHZ) PXH#1 1_PCIX-133 1_PCIX-133 3.3V 3.3V B PCI-E A(X8) PCI-E A(X8) 8 8.1W 133 .1W 133 B P PCIX BUS(133 MHZ) CIX BUS(133 MHZ) S Slot lot 4 4_DDRII_400 _DDRII_400 E7520 1_PCIX-E 1_PCIX-E C CH.A H.A C ( (X8)Slot X8)Slot D DIMMs IMMs PCI-E C(X8) PCI-E C(X8) MCH A C CH.B H.B 4_DDRII_400 4_DDRII_400 1 1_PCIX
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 7520 chipset, The X6DH3- G2/X6DHi-G2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers, with confi guration options optimized for communica- tions, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The Intel E7520 chipset consists of the following components: the E7520 Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub (6300ESB IC
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X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power- on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section (Peripheral Device Confi guration) to c
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Chapter 1: Introduction CPU Overheat LED and Fan Fail Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail warn- ing function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered. System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. SDIII is used to notify the
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X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual External Modem Ring-On Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply. Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on week
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART in- cludes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an adva
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